Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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One change for the Minors
The Meath Minor football team to take on Dublin in this evening’s Leinster semi final in Parnell Park shows one change from that which recently recorded the side’s third straight win, against defending champions Offaly in Tullamore. Cortown’s Dara Loughran – son of former underage county Glen and nephew of Grade One winning jockey Roger…
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Roscommon comes up trumps for us as they rewrite history
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. Not that yours truly would ever be of a mind to do such a thing to the often loathesome yet strangely helpful felines. Put another way, tell me I can’t do something and not a gut but several will be busted in pursuance of proving doubters …
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Selections for Roscommon – May 11th 2026
4.53: JOGA BONITO (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 5.23: MANHATTAN DANDY – EW – (REESE HOLOHAN (7)/TOMMY COYLE) 5.53: HIGHBURY SEE SEE – EW – (SAM COEN (5)/ANDY SLATTERY) 6.23: WICKLOW GAP – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.53: CLONBUN – EW – (PADDY MCGETTIGAN (5)/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.23: NIL BUA GAN DUA (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 7.53:…
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Selections for Killarney – May 11th 2026
4.35: POETIC TWIST (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.05: GLENROYAL – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.37: MINNATRIX – EW – (GARY NOONAN/EOIN MCCARTHY) 6.07: THEMANINTHEANORAK – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/EUGENE O’SULLIVAN) 6.37: JESSE EVANS – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/NOEL MEADE) 7.07: SOPHIA ROSE – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.37: SOLITARY MAN (JOSH HALFORD (7)/ENDA…
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The most important grade is being treated like dirt
In writing the piece in tribute to the late Mick O’Brien of Walterstown and Meath in this space a short time ago, mention was made of the revolutionary work carried out by the legendary schoolteacher with regard to organising underage football within his beloved Blacks. Now read on… In all the wholly deserved pieces produced…
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Selections for Cork – May 10th 2026
1.30: AROUET (DAN KING/PADDY TWOMEY) 2.05: THISNTHAT – EW – (DAN KING/MARK MOLLOY) 2.40: ANN BULKLEY – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/MICHAEL MORRIS) 3.15: JAY PEE M – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 3.50: JASCO DU BREM – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/JONATHAN SWEENEY) 4.25: DOCTOR ELVIS – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.00: HALSAFARI…
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Selections for Leopardstown – May 10th 2026
1.20: KHAFAR (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 1.55: CANNES (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.30: CARLA RIDGE – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/E & P HARTY) 3.05: EXCELLENT BELIEVE (TOM MARQUAND/JACK CHANNON, IN GB) 3.40: PIERRE BONNAIRD (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.15: BELIEVE – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 4.50: KILCREA ROCK – EW – (DYLAN B. McMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.20:…
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Shine on you brilliant brothers!
MEATH…3-15 DERRY…3-15 The late Paddy McIntyre Snr – a dual player at inter county level, as was his son of the same name – often said “You find your good players when you are getting beat”. There was seldom a greater manifestation of the truth of the old nugget of wisdom than the display of…
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Amy and Emma return as Royals face daunting task
Amy Gaffney comes in to replace the departed Mary Kate Lynch while Emma Duggan makes a crucial and very welcome return to lead Wayne Freeman’s attack for Sunday’s Leinster LSFC clash with Brendan Martin Cup holders Dublin at Parnell Park. Not only do last year’s beaten showpiece finalists have to win in the lioness’s den,…
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Selections for Naas – May 9th 2026
1.33: CARRY THE FLAG (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.03: EICHAN SAN – EW – (TERRY CASEY (7)/DANNY MURPHY) 2.35: CONFUSCIOUS (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.10: INISHFALLEN – EW – (JACK KEARNEY (3)/STEPHEN THORNE) 3.45: CHICAGO POPE – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 4.20: CROMAC QUEEN (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 4.57: ERETREIA (GAVIN RYAN/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 5.30: GALILEO NOIRE (COLIN…
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